LAND DESTROYER
Who are Washington's "Revolutionaries" in Iran?
The US backed Iranian opposition are neither "revolutionary," nor even "in" Iran. Yet they have been designated as Washington's proxies of choice, and an alternative government they seek to place into power in Tehran. July 11, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - As the US-led proxy war in Syria reaches a relative stalemate and with time on Damascus and its allies' side, Washington's wider agenda of
US Propaganda: Time Magazine Takes Swipe at Thailand
July 15, 2018 ( Joseph Thomas - NEO ) - Time Magazine's article titled, " Thailand’s Leader Promised to Restore Democracy. Instead He's Tightening His Grip ," reflects Wall Street and Washington's growing displeasure with the current Thai government and its seemingly successful efforts to pivot the nation away from US-backed proxies including the ousted regime of Thaksin Shinawatra and his Pheu T
Shangri-La Dialogue: Mattis Hawks Weapons and Hegemony
June 29, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - The International Institute for Strategic Studies's (IISS) annual Shangri-La Dialogue brings together diplomats, ministers, and representatives from around the world to discuss Asian security. Researchers at Western think tanks including from the IISS itself have been promoting this year's forum as an opportunity to sell Washington's re-branded "Indo-Paci
Thai Cave Rescue Highlights the Best/Worst in People
July 7, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - When 12 young students and their football coach went missing in Thailand's northern province of Chiang Rai amid the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system, many expected the worst. But the Thai government, its military, volunteers both in Thailand and from abroad spent 9 days until they were located alive in cave chamber isolated by rising waters. The Good The re
Twitter Bot Armies Target Thai Politics
July 20, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - It appears that the Western-backed opposition in Thailand is attempting to create the illusion of popular support online after failing repeatedly to create it in the streets of Bangkok, the nation's capital. Hundreds of suspicious accounts either clearly bots and sockpuppet accounts, or exhibiting suspicious behavior have begun promoting pro-opposition pr
Militants Threaten China's OBOR Initiative in Myanmar
Militants in northern Myanmar have once again put China's One Belt, One Road initiative on hold. It should come as no surprise that Anglo-American history played a direct role in their creation, and currently fund and back networks supporting them. July 3, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - The BBC has mounted a recent propaganda campaign aimed at once again placing pressure on Myanmar's military,
A VERY PUBLIC SOCIOLOGIST
Should Labour Worry about UKIP?
Told you Theresa May's incoherent Brexit position would start peeling away constituents of the Tories' present electoral coalition , and so Labour has opened leads varying around the five and six per cents while UKIP have gone from the doldrums to the seven per cent mark, threatening the LibDems their recently re-won position as the UK's (long distance) third party. An occasion to celebrate then?
The No-Deal Catastrophe
Looted shops. Burning buildings. Pitched battles with the police. No, not memories of the 2011 London riots but chilling images evoked by Amazon's contingency planning unit in the event of a no-deal Brexit, if reports are to be believed . The American tax-dodging, union-denying, worker-crushing behemoth does, after all, have an interest to declare. In the event of major disorder, an Amazon distri
When BoJo Met Bannon
Cuddly old Boris Johnson cosying up to a literal white supremacist. The lack of outrage this has provoked in the press and broadcast media underlines, as if it needed underlining, just how Conservative Party politicians get to play politics on easy mode. Anyway, Buzzfeed report the two were texting whimsical tête-à-têtes to one another, as part of Bannon's master plan for a Far Right Internationa
Besmirching Labour's Name
"When she speaks out about antisemitism, people should listen and act rather than condemn her." So says Luciana Berger of Margaret Hodge who, you will recall, called Jeremy Corbyn a "fucking anti-semite and a racist" in the Commons last night. She was careful to say these words in the chamber and does not have the guts to repeat them outside of it. Because she knows they are not true and are, in
Donald Trump Protests: What's the Point?
Is there a point? Among those for whom Donald Trump is a pretty repulsive figure, then the answer is obvious. Simultaneously for the minority who don't think antagonising Trump, a man with a notoriously fragile ego along with a dainty set of hands, is a good idea then no, there shouldn't be any protesting. If you don't respect the man then at least respect the office, so goes the argument. And th
Boris Johnson: A Depreciation
In characteristic style, Boris Johnson made the Brexit crisis engulfing the Conservative Party all about him. From ostentatiously gesticulating at Chequers and dubbing the plan a "turd", to stumping for Theresa May in a speech backing the cabinet's deal with itself, and then plunging the knife into his boss's back half hour before she addressed Parliament on the government's position, he showed h
CRAIG MURRAY
The Silence of the Whores
The mainstream media are making almost no effort today to fit Charlie Rowley’s account of his poisoning into the already ludicrous conspiracy theory being peddled by the government and intelligence agencies. ITV News gamely inserted the phrase “poisoned by a Russian nerve agent” into their exclusive interview with Charlie Rowley, an interview in which they managed to ask no penetrating questions
Wow! Did We Really Just Do That?
The Levellers Play Doune the Rabbit Hole I find it hard to get my head round the fact that this is the little festival Jamie started nine years ago with a group of his schoolfriends and the money from an endowment life insurance I took out for him the day he was born. 2018 was the year Doune the Rabbit Hole finally attained critical mass, and everything went right. As the years go by, I have beco
The Amesbury Mystery
We are continually presented with experts by the mainstream media who will validate whatever miraculous property of “novichok” is needed to fit in with the government’s latest wild anti-Russian story. Tonight Newsnight wheeled out a chemical weapons expert to tell us that “novichok” is “extremely persistent” and therefore that used to attack the Skripals could still be lurking potent on a bush in
No Trump, No Clinton, No NATO
Marina Hyde’s vicious and spiteful attack on Susan Sarandon and the Green Party points to the real danger of anti-Trump protest next week being hijacked by the neo-con warmonger franchise. The idea that those of us who do not want arch warmonger Clinton in power are therefore supporters of Trump is intellectually risible and politically dishonest. Yesterday the OPCW reported that, contrary to US
Wheel Out the Skripal Story Again
Just as the World Cup had forced the British media to grudgingly acknowledge the obvious truth that Russia is an extremely interesting country inhabited, like everywhere else, by mostly pleasant and attractive people, we have a screaming reprise of the “Salisbury incident” dominating the British media. Two people have been taken ill in Amesbury from an unknown substance, which might yet be a cont
Blair and Brown Governments Gory with Torture
Even I was taken aback by the sheer scale of British active involvement in extraordinary rendition revealed by yesterday’s report of the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee. Dominic Grieve and the committee deserve congratulations for their honesty, integrity and above all persistence. It is plain from the report that 10 Downing Street did everything possible to handicap the work of
MAJIA'S BLOG
Uranium in Drinking Water: Is it Really Just Naturally Occurring?
Majia's Blog / 1d
Uranium in drinking water occurs naturally but uranium levels in drinking water are rising nationally. https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/contaminant.php?contamcode=X006#.W1ny5cInbcc The change in concentration is often attributed to natural processes related to depleting ground water supplies. Although one cannot discount the role of "natural processes" in causing elevated uranium levels in drinking w
Social Engineering: The Koch Brothers, Americans for Prosperity, i360 and Social Science One
Majia's Blog / 5d
The socially conservative and economic libertarian Koch brothers are intent on SOCIAL ENGINEERING America in their vision. Social engineering was developed in the early twentieth century as a means for controlling populations by engineering their aspirations, lifestyles, and day-to-day habits. Social engineering in the early 20th century was described by Rachel Lemov in her fantastic book, World
Last Train Out of Hungary
Majia's Blog / 7d
I met a woman whose uncle was on the last train out of Hungary before the borders were closed to people escaping Nazi persecution. She said that her mother had seen the shift to fascism because she had been working with Jewish refugees escaping Nazi occupied regions. Her mother left before most of her community. Fascism arrived incrementally. The signs were visible but people could not see the pa
Using National Security to Rape the Earth and Poison the Population
Majia's Blog / 8d
Buried in a misleading article in today's Wall Street Journal is news that the US Commerce Department opened an investigation into imported uranium after receiving a petition from UR Energy Inc and Energy Fuels Inc, both of which want to mine in the US: Vogt, Heidi (2018, July 19). Trump eyes uranium imports. The Wall Street Journal, p. A6/ The Commerce Dept is investigating whether "uranium impo
More Americans are Dying of Liver Cancer, But it's Their Fault Anyway
Majia's Blog / 9d
Liver cancer death rate in US surged 43 percent in 16 years WSYM Tue, Jul 17 3:37 AM MST Fox 47 News https://www.fox47news.com/news/national/ liver-cancer-death-rate-in-us-surged-43-percent-in-16-years Death rates from liver cancer increased 43 percent for American adults from 2000 to 2016, according to a report released Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Cent
Obama's Speech and the Possibility of "Inclusive" Capitalism
Majia's Blog / 10d
Former President Obama's speech today delivered in South Africa is worth reading in its entirety. The speech contains many truths that i can agree with, but one fundamental contradiction emerges between (1) his valorization of inclusive capitalism and (2) acknowledged institutionalized power relations that erode true inclusiveness in addition to the rule of law: Remarks by President Barack Obama
DAVID CLIMENHAGA'S ALBERTA DIARY
Didn’t care or didn’t know? UCP MLAs endorse author of offensive social media posts for nomination
David Climenhaga's Alberta Diary / 32min
Well, that certainly didn’t take long! Mere hours after AlbertaPolitics.ca published its semi-satirical, semi-serious “Jimmy the Geek” Vegas odds piece about the potential for bozo eruptions among the current members of the United Conservative Party Legislative Caucus than, well, some of the bozos erupted. Yesterday’s AlbertaPolitics.ca post assigned Rick Strankman, MLA for Drumheller-Stettler an
Odds-on favourites for disaster … ‘Jimmy the Geek’ sets Vegas odds for the UCP MLAs most likely to resign next
Now that Alberta’s Opposition United Conservative Party has been around for a year – it’s first anniversary was on Sunday – we note that the right-wing party has seen the resignation of no fewer than six of its MLAs for various reasons in its first year of operation. In fairness, it must be conceded that only three of these resignations were due to serious scandals. The year started with the roll
Nothing has changed since February except that Canada now really does own the Trans Mountain Pipeline – so keep it public!
If the Trans Mountain Pipeline is so essential to the economic wellbeing of Canada and the price of Alberta bitumen is going to rise dramatically as a result of our ability to get that stuff to “tidewater,” why the heck is the federal government, having paid a premium to buy the thing, in such a hurry to unload it? Seriously? I mean, we all know that nowadays all federal parties are lousy with ne
Perennial Audreys fiction bestseller Billy-Ray Belcourt leads again with This Wound is a World
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended July 22, 2018, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta. EDMONTON FICTION BESTSELLERS 1. This Wound is a World – Billy-Ray Belcourt * + 2. Warlight – Michael Ondaatje 3. The Day of the Dead – Nicci French 4. Less – Andrew Sean Greer 5. The President is Miss
So sorry to see you go so soon, Manning Centre … here’s your hat
Shed a tear for the Calgary-based Manning Centre, which Postmedia’s Cowtown website of record sadly reported yesterday is “stepping back from its advocacy work.” Since polishing up Tiny Tories to make them acceptable for election door-knocking and serving as a launch pad for development-industry-financed attacks on Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi is about all the Manning crowd did most days of the ye
Freedom Conservative Party’s Derek Fildebrandt demonstrates his talent for getting up his opponents’ noses
Derek Fildebrandt, the self-described “Alberta redneck” who now leads the minuscule Freedom Conservative Party, has a talent for getting up his opponents’ noses. This has served the university-educated Ottawa native extremely well in his tireless quest to earn himself a place in the headlines, and it worked for him again last week when he provoked his former Best Friend Forever, United Conservati
THE VIEW FROM TAIWAN
Goldstein vs Roy: Twofer on US and Taiwan Defense
Marketables Denny Roy and Lyle Goldstein both came out with pieces on the US and Taiwan's defense, the former solid, the latter a horror show understanding everything except the actual situation. Denny Roy, the sturdy student of Taiwan and the US, was in SCMP warning how difficult it would be for China to take Taiwan, and discussing the likelihood of US intervention. Here's what you write when yo
Allen-Ebrahimian: Who's Who in US officials lobbying for China?
The old homestead Previously, during the first year of the Zhihe era, during the fifth lunar month, it had appeared at dawn, in the direction of the east, under the watch of Tiānguān (天關, Zeta Tauri). It had been seen in daylight, like Venus. It had rays stemming in all directions, and its colour was reddish white. Altogether visible for 23 days. So there I was a few years ago, gazing up at the f
Seriously, Brian? + Links
Mobile data services: usage vs revenues. Note where Taiwan is. Brian Hioe is interviewed over at the Diplomat . In the middle of that perfectly pedestrian interview he dropped this gem: However, personally, I see the role of New Bloom as more necessary than ever in the present moment. A sign of how desperate Taiwan is for international acknowledgement is that, after the Trump-Tsai [phone call in
6 Off the Beaten Path Destinations in Taiwan
An ultralight aircraft floats above the rift valley. Last week, while I was taking a break, Taiwan News sent around 6 Off the Beaten Path Destinations in Taiwan . These six places, whose comically awful and ignorant descriptions strongly suggest that the writer has never visited Taiwan, let alone any of these places, are.... "Keelung Night Market" which does not exist. The market pictured is the
China Absolutely Humiliates US and its Airlines
Fields below Duona The German government, it was said, was ready to negotiate just agreements. But it must be on a basis of equality, the government added, and rather than continue to endure the humiliations of the past the government and the nation preferred to bear any oppression or hardships. It was this that the government asked the nation to indorse. In line with the temperate tone of all th
Election Selection: 2018 midterms
This KMT candidate promises to change the district of Nantun in southern Taichung city. Time for another pile of photos showing the finest marketing moves the two parties can offer. Go below the read more link to see more... if you want to see more of a photo, click on it to be taken to its page on Flickr. This candidate for Taichung's west district has drunk driving her election issue. A DPP can
WELCOME BACK TO POTTERSVILLE
Book Launch
My new release, THE DOLL MAKER, the sequel to TATTERDEMALION , is now available for pre-order right here . The official launch will be on Sunday the 29th. Here's the synopsis: Jack the Ripper was just the beginning. In 1889 New York, 22 year-old Scott Carson retreats to his parents’ basement on 69th Street. Unwilling to venture back into the world, the reclusive engineering genius is still lickin
Gotham City Digest, 7/22/18
Where you can watch the de-evolution of Mankind one summit at a time. You ever notice when a right wing nut job gets a book deal, they go on TV then either they get kicked off the show or storm off in a huff? Witness Christine O'Donnell on Piers Morgan's show a few years ago. Then this happened on The View when Pirro appeared to pimp her new book, "Stalking Hillary Clinton Has Become My Second Ca
How Pottersville Became Gotham City, Part 2
" Do I look like a man with a plan? " - The Joker to Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight , 2008 In last night's piece, I went into how Welcome Back to Pottersville became Welcome Back to Gotham City early last year. I'd used by way of comparison Tim Burton's Batman Returns and contrasted it with the Trump administration that's remaking America. Today, I'm going to use an even more recent and fun example
How Pottersville Turned Into Gotham City
"Just relax. I'll take care of the squealing, wretched pinhead puppets of Gotham!... You gotta admit, I've played this stinking city like a harp from hell!" - The Penguin, Batman Returns , 1992 Two days ago, Bilge Ebiri of the Village Voice had written a pretty good article dissecting The Dark Knight Rises on its tenth anniversary (Yes, it's been a decade since the late Heath Ledger forever stole
Gotham City Digest, July 20, 2018
In which we fondly reminisce about how nice it was to once go to another planet besides earth. The NY Times' lede: "President Trump’s longtime lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, secretly recorded a conversation with Mr. Trump two months before the presidential election in which they discussed payments to a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with Mr. Trump, according to lawyers and others fami
Epiphany Day
" President-elect" Donald J. Trump on Jan. 6, 2017, the day he was briefed on cyberattacks designed to sway the 2016 American election. Credit Sam Hodgson for The New York Times (By American Zen ’s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari) "Two weeks before his inauguration, Donald J. Trump was shown highly classified intelligence indicating that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had personally order
IS THE BBC BIASED?
Blow me down
Is the BBC biased? / 2d
Remember I told you I haven’t been watching much TV lately? Well, blow me down, no sooner had I (recklessly) switched on the BBC news channel this afternoon than I was confronted with an appalling report fronted by Paul Adams. Even Happy Goldfish flagged it up, which is unusual. Usually, H.G’s posts are merely ‘alerts’ to programmes with any Jewish or Israeli content. I must admit I missed the To
Compare and contrast
Is the BBC biased? / 2d
An interesting difference of priorities... First, Sky News: Then BBC News: And an interesting contrast in terms of headlines: First Sky News: Then BBC News:
Poetic justice
Is the BBC biased? / 2d
When stuff comes back to bite you on t’bum Sarah Champion c. 2014. Terror police boost security for MP Sarah Champion over criticism of Asian sex gangs (£) Everyone’s entitled to change their mind, but really, I had to smile at this prescient comment on HP: “Karma’s a bitch.” This may only be tangentially related to the BBC, (until one remembers the way it “champions” all things Muslim) but the B
Don’t you just hate hearing people saying would when they “really meant” woul dn’t . People saying anti-Semitist when t...
Is the BBC biased? / 2d
Don’t you just hate hearing people saying would when they “really meant” woul dn’t . People saying anti-Semitist when they “really meant” anti-anti-semitist (or something). That’s pretty silly stuff, with a distinctly humorous tinge. Far less amusing is the BBC‘s crass insensitivity (!) in choosing to broadcast unadulterated pro-Palestinian propaganda in the form of the creepiest passive-aggressi
Oh Jeremy Corbyn
Is the BBC biased? / 3d
Being a bit of an Islamophobe I used to regard Maajid Nawaz with a cautious amount of suspicion. Or a suspicious amount of caution - as you would, considering his history. All those naive Glastonbury-goers who sang for this man. He’s nothing but a Brexiteer fronting an anti-Semitic populist hard-left party, with utter creeps like ex-Guardian USSR-apologist Seamus Milne lurking behind him in the sh
Nothin like a dame
Is the BBC biased? / 4d
Is the BBC’s bias against Israel a niche subject? I only ask because I do worry that I’m getting boring. Harping on about it morning noon and night; I even bore myself. It’s only when someone like Margaret Hodge who happens to be a dame (there is nothin’ like a dame) gets up and utters a naughty word that everyone sits up and goes “eh, what?” What if I self-identify as a dame? I might try that la
NORTHERNTRUTHSEEKER
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Saturday, July 21st, 2018
Northerntruthseeker / 6d
YES.. It is indeed Saturday, and with my going off on vacation tomorrow I decided to post my rant today! I have desperately needed this vacation time... I have been exhausted these last few weeks by doing work during the day and then doing home renovations at night and on my weekends.... Thank goodness the renovations are progressing nicely and I do indeed see light at the end of the tunnel.. I e
Vacation Alert
Northerntruthseeker / 6d
I will be taking a week long vacation starting TOMORROW, the 22nd of July and returning on Saturday July 28th.... I was invited to get away out of town for the whole week and because I desperately need some rest and relaxation, especially with all of the time spent on home renovations over these last few weeks, it was an offer I could not resist... I will not be taking my laptop with me on this on
The Next Death You Ignore Just Might Be Your Own!
Northerntruthseeker / 7d
I just spent the morning today with some associates that I have not seen for quite sometime... We all gathered together at the local "Tim Horton's" restaurant here in central Canada, and many of them were actually glad to see me... I spent the first 15-20 minutes filling them in on what I have been doing for the last 6 months (yes, time does fly by very quickly these days..) and of course talking
Criminal Terrorist "White Helmets" To Be Rescued From Syria By Criminal US/Israel/NATO Scourge
Northerntruthseeker / 7d
I and others in the real truth movement have been saying for YEARS now that this "white helmets" supposed "aid" group that was parachuted into Syria under the assumption that they would be working for the betterment of the civilian population of Syria were absolutely nothing of the sort... In fact evidence has kept pouring into yours truly and many others that these "white helmets" were in fact wo
Today Is The Most Perilous Time In World History
Northerntruthseeker / 8d
I have kept tabs on what has been happening in the Jew spew media since the Monday meeting between US President Donald Drumpf and Russian President Vladimir Putin.... It may have been for only 2 hours, but the result has seen the lunatics in the so called 'deep state' in America go absolutely crazy... The lunatics in the US State Department have been foaming at the mouth with the notion that Drump
The Kangaroo Court "Trial" Of Alfred And Monika Schaefer In Germany Continues: Interesting Article Takes Shots At This Jewish Inquisition!
Northerntruthseeker / 9d
I have been waiting patiently for ANY new updates as to the status of that ongoing and most ridiculous "trial" in Germany, where innocent brother and sister, Alfred and Monika Schaefer, are right now up on the most heinous and ludicrous charges of "inciting hate"..... This "trial" which is nothing more than a kangaroo court fiasco where both defendants are guilty in spite of the overwhelming evide
THE REFERENCE FRAME
North Macedonia is a great name
Greeks trying to rob Macedonians of their name are brain-dead fascist filth For many years, Greece was preventing Macedonia, a post-Yugoslav country, from joining NATO and the EU where – as far as I am concerned – Macedonia belongs much more than Greece does. Why did they do it? They didn't like the name. Days ago, prime ministers of Greece and Macedonia Tsipras and Zaev agreed to solve the dispu
Musk to suppliers: return cash, make Tesla profitable
It's their duty to bail out Musk, keep him a billionaire TSLA is dropping some 6% at the beginning of today's session The Wall Street Journal broke a story – covered by everybody – that sounds as a joke but I think it's true. Elon Musk's company has asked a supplier – and most likely, very many if not all suppliers – to return some money (50-100 percent) that have already been paid by Tesla for t
"Standard Model has no octonions in it" is politically incorrect, too
Left-wing activists stifle the discussion about anything so much that the Inquisition looks like a fresh air in comparison My essay about Cohl Furey and octonions has been read by some 6,000 people, higher than the average, but the relative increase of insufferable trolls – and bans per article – was much higher than the increase of the number of readers. Many people often present the medieval In
Europe should enthusiastically accept Mnuchin's free trade offer
A trade war won't ever make America great again . If the U.S. reduces its trade deficit without damaging its good image as the greatest destination for investments and the home of the most important reserve currency, it will simply strengthen the U.S. dollar and the stronger U.S. dollar will lead to the growth of the trade deficit to levels comparable to the present one. If the U.S. or Donald Tru
Laymen's thirst for overly simple solutions and \(0^0\)
Most people seem to be irrational, in fact obsessively irrational, and that's manifested even in mundane discussions. OK, ask how much is the zeroth power of zero:\[ 0^0 = ? \] Great. In calculus where the arguments are continuous, there is still a general way to calculate a power:\[ a^b = \exp(b \log a). \] The logarithm is natural. Apply it to \(0^0\) and you get:\[ 0^0 = \exp(0\log 0) = \exp(0\
Postulates of quantum mechanics almost directly follow from experiments
Most of the ordinary people who have tried to understand modern physics find the novel logical framework of quantum mechanics challenging. Some of them have become full-blown anti-quantum zealots which means that they scream "it cannot be true", "physics must ultimately be governed by the logic of classical physics" – well, they love to use different words but this is exactly what they mean. Altho
NOT PC
“New Zealand will let victims of domestic violence take paid leave” - why this headline is misleading
Not PC / 6h
The ever-insightful Don Boudreaux writes a letter to the Washington Post explaining that in confusing intentions with results, the paper once again misreports the news -- this time, news from Enzed: Your headline on a report about a recent action of the government of New Zealand reads “ New Zealand will let victims of domestic violence take paid leave ” (July 27). But this headline is misleading
"You are collateral damage only if you are a manufacturer, farmer or consumer, so just sit back and enjoy the trade wars..." [updated]
Not PC / 1d
Yes, it's Friday; when, back in the day, I would often post a ramble full of weekend reading for you all So here's a mini-ramble around a topic that's increasingly topical and coming closer to home than you might think: Trump and his Trade Wars, especially the recent "deal" with the EU. Read on: [ UPDATE : "The president's longstanding obsession with trade deficits reveals mercantilist instincts
Trump's new trade policy: "... when it stops moving, subsidise it."
Ronald Reagan once explained the philosophy of modern government being "if it moves, tax it; if it keeps moving, regulate it; if it stops moving, subsidise it." With his global trade war, Trump has now written a new chapter in this credo. To "ease the pain" of Trump's trade war, which has bitten everywhere but most painfully (electorally) in the pockets of the mid-western voting classes, the econ
QotD: "Children who spend time outdoors are calmer, happier, healthier, and more creative; have longer attention spans, and do better in school."
Not PC / 1d
"Children who spend time outdoors are calmer, happier, healthier, and more creative; have longer attention spans, and do better in school. "Dr. Montessori understood the importance of taking children outside. Yes, bringing pieces of nature into the classroom has value, but taking children outside helps them form a meaningful relationship with those objects in their natural environment. When the c
QotD: "If you have a right to something that requires work to acquire, you are claiming the right to the work of others who must provide those things for you. That’s slavery.
Not PC / 2d
"If you have a right to something that requires work to acquire, and you also claim the right to those things without any work, you are claiming the right to the work of others who must provide those things for you. That’s slavery. You’re claiming the right to be a slave master." ~ ' Objectivist Cat ' . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attri
Will the Coalition for Free Speech instead play a part in its muzzling?
In this guest post, Terry Verhoeven shares his concern that pending legal action in the name of free speech may instead cement in place legal precedents outlawing so-called "hate speech." ______________________________________________________________________________ After having spent the week seriously considering contributing to the Free Speech Coalition legal challenge, I want to share my reas
OBSIDIAN WINGS
Hugo Voting: Novels and Such
Obsidian Wings / 2d
by Doctor Science It's getting down to the wire (again) for Hugo Awards voting, so I'm going to finalize my ballot by writing about it for you. This year I've made things easier on myself by using goodreads to keep track of what I've read and what I thought about it at the time. I can sort a category by the number of Stars I gave each entry, then think about how I divide the ties. The Hugo Awards
The Epitome
Obsidian Wings / 4d
Awfully quiet around here. In case you're bored and you feel like going on a treasure hunt, some dictionary has lost its definition of sanctimony. It was last seen roaming around the countryside in the guise of a tall guy with a self-satisfied smile on his face. Geez, what an asshole. [ Hat tip to Anne Laurie at BJ .] [Edited to correct the link.]
Amazon's Business Model Is a Performance
by Doctor Science Yesterday was Amazon "Prime Day", and workers for Amazon in Spain and other European countries were on strike (I don't know if this had anything to do with the site's technical problems ). Amazon is a notoriously terrible employer, but when I look at how CEO Jeff Bezos is running the company and what his business model seems to be, the bad working conditions and low pay aren't t
speaking of unrepresentative branches of government...
by russell In the SCOTUS post, Sebastian raised the problem of the Supreme Court making rulings that result in laws and policies that do not reflect the will of the people, i.e., do not align with what the majority of people want. Which is something to be concerned about. If governance drifts too far from the popular will, we have trouble. Then, this , from the Washington Post, appears in my in-b
Change of Pace: Memory and Memoir
Obsidian Wings / 11d
by JanieM Three headings: a memoir, a novel, and a panel discussion. 1. The memoir: Call Me American , by Abdi Nor Iftin Abdi Nor Iftin is an immigrant from Somalia, a young man in his early thirties who settled in Maine a few years ago. As a boy in war-torn Mogadishu, he was so enthralled with the idea of America that he had a nickname on the streets: “Abdi American.” Abdi lived through unbeliev
SCOTUS Justices are not Judges
Obsidian Wings / 17d
by Ugh As many (some?) of you know, I was "lucky" enough to take Constitutional Law from Prof. John "Torture? Hell yeah!" Yoo at Berkeley, back before his tenure at OLC in the Bush Administration. This was Con Law I, which mainly focused on things like separation of powers, the rights and duties of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, and not, e.g., the Bill of Rights, due process,
ADRIENNE'S CORNER
Hannity on Fire: FISA court was abused for political gain...
when are heads going to roll??? When!? More: Bunkerville: Clapper rats out Obama – Obama behind the whole Trump thing Virtual Mirage: A Note on Sealed Indictments Super Deals at Amazon Today's Deals in Health and Personal Care Back to School Supplies I love back to school even though it's been decades since I've "gone back to school." Who doesn't need 6 rulers in different colors or erasers shape
Everything you need to know about the DOJ/FBI FISA Application...
not compliments of moi. I've been way too busy to even read the heavily redacted papers, but I will 'cause I'm nuts like that. Scroll down and head over to Conservative Treehouse who does a masterful job of dissecting the papers - and we thank him. Donald J. Trump Verified account @realDonaldTrump More Looking more & more like the Trump Campaign for President was illegally being spied upon (sur
#WalkAway - Brandon Straka, "Why I left the Democratic Party"...
powerful. Watch and post - please and thank you. The Unsilent Minority May 26, 2018 Today I’m kicking off the # WalkAway campaign by releasing my video about why I am walking away from liberalism and the Democratic Party. It is my sincere hope t hat you will join me in this campaign and that we may start a movement in this country- which not only encourages others to walk away from the divisive l
The commie/marxist/libtards line up to smear Judge Brett Kavanaugh...
do we care? Well - I sure don't. It appears the main concern is Roe v Wade, because dead babies reign supreme in their minds. No "ladies" - it's not "my body, my choice." That baby has it's very own body, separate from your body. It has it's very own little heart and God has given it a sweet little soul - all it's very own. But you, because you're irresponsible and just hate like hell to be incon
Off to history club and roaming about while Trump kicks some ass at NATO...
thank you President Trump. I surely do hope we have clouds since I can see them so much better now. And maybe I will run into Baby Doll Chad Prather again while shopping at the liquor store. And........ Trump kicks some German ass at NATO summit: Amazon Today Up to 30% off select musical instruments from Yamaha, Shure , and more Great Deals in Health and Beauty
It's a wonderful Monday - the commie/marxist/libtards have melted into puddles...
time to get it together . In case you were wondering how much crazier the left could become, check out what Brian Stetler of CNN Fake News has to say: Newsbusters: ‘Cannot Be Trusted’: CNN Promotes Conspiracies After Slamming Liar Trump President Trump was set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, and the liberal media were in full campaign mode as they pushed speculation the Pr
ORGANIZING NOTES
How'd your Dem vote on Trump's war bill?
Organizing Notes / 10h
My Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (Maine District 1) was one of 139 Democrats in Congress who voted in favor of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA stipulated that Trump can't withdraw serious amounts of troops from the Korean peninsula without Congressional authorization. That means the weapons corporations are calling these shots today in Washington. Ike's warning to us
The Space Mess
Organizing Notes / 2d
I've been working with the Global Network's two boards (directors and advisers) for the past week to come up with a final poster for our annual Keep Space for Peace Week which will run from October 6-13. The theme this year will be 'No Space Force'. We've held this week of local events around the world on the space issue since 2001. We ask local folks to show a space film , hold an educational ev
Priorities?
Organizing Notes / 3d
Trump says the Space Force will be "great not only in terms of jobs" but "great for the psyche of our country." At least 13,870 Puerto Ricans still don't have power.
It’s Time For A Little Perspective on Russia
Organizing Notes / 4d
Any Russian interference is only a small part of the “election meddling” we should care about… by Lyle Jeremy Rubin Current Affairs I think we are due for a little perspective on Russia. I was trained at NSA headquarters as a signals intelligence officer in the Marines. This was about a decade ago, and I was by no means an area specialist. That said, I was privy to relevant briefs. At the time I
Walking for relief
Organizing Notes / 5d
Walking in the neighborhood yesterday in Bath, Maine. MB is taking great care of me - foot and leg massages, good food, wonderful company, and keeping the ice wrap going after my various exercises are done. Laying in bed with laptop is giving me the chance to watch my Baltimore Orioles who are currently the worst team in major league baseball. They are selling off many of their good players in ho
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From Jenna Orkin CNN Obtains Secret Trump-Cohen Tape Emergency Declared in Florida Over Toxic Algae Bloom Almost 1 Mill...
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From Jenna Orkin GHWB Cardiologist Killed Dozens Dead in Japan from Record-Setting, Long Duration Heat Event Otherwise known as a heat wave? Crop Failure and Bankruptcy Threaten Farmers as Drought Grips Europe US Sells More Weapons in Six Months Than in All of 2017 From the green and pleasant land: Furnace Temperatures in England Facebook: Ultimate Government Surveillance Tool 'Totally unheard of
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British Fighter Jets Bomb SAA and Allies Near al- Tanf
RAF Bombed Syrian Forces at Border of Iraq/Jordan A Typhoon fighter jet dropped a 500lb laser-guided bomb during a firefight last month near the intersection of Syria’s border with Iraq and Jordan. A Syrian army officer was killed and seven others were wounded, according to local reports. NYpost British forces have bombed Syrian troops loyal to the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, for the fi
Israel’s Implausible, Dark Night & Torches Heist of Iranian Nuclear Secrets
National Post “Last year, the spies began planning a heist that one senior Israeli intelligence official said bore a strong resemblance to George Clooney’s adventures in “Oceans 11.” This absurd tale is the reason, so we’re told, that Trump was convinced to pull out of the JCPOA/P5+1. It’s so Hollywood . The whole narrative. Complete with the above reference to George Clooney’s Oceans 11. But not
Trump U.S. Ties to NATO ‘Very Strong’- Condemns Russia
Choosing to intentionally ignore all the white noise (meaningless or distracting commotion, hubbub, or chatter) about the NATO summit and opting instead to cut to the chase ( focus on what is important) immediately below... Trump claims victory on NATO Military Spending & Trump signs a NATO declaration at odds with his own statements- Strongly condemning Russia Trump at NATO Summit Despite his at
RAND: Time To Make A Deal on Syria? Like Pompeo's Offer To Iran?
RAND : Military Industrial Complex Linked- Time to make a deal on Syria? Trump Putin Summit Pending “Although U.S. leverage is much diminished by the Assad regime's recent gains, there are still opportunities for Washington and Russia to achieve a settlement that preserves some U.S. interests” I was thinking just that with regard to the southern front- The US had just lost some leverage in any ne
Montreal’s Sensationally Speculative Heat Wave Death Stats
Yah, last week was hot. That said it’s July so heat is what should be expected. Years ago it used to be hotter for longer periods of times. Hubby and I have had a veggie garden for 26 years now. We used to plant cool weather veggies earlier (April)- but for the past several years it’s been to cool to do that- Soil to cold and wet. For that matter it’s been too cool to plant tomatoes, eggplant and
Pepe Escobar:Eagle Meets Bear Summit- No Takfiri Left Behind
Was hoping to get to this last week- no such luck- Still worth reading. I'm omitting the parts about the recent success in Daraa including the taking of the very strategic border crossing between Jordan and Syria since that was all covered in friday's post: What of Daraa? Israel Warns Syria- "Rebels" Reach Deal with Russia Without further adieu... Pepe Escobar- Asia Times excerpts in blue "Ahead
PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK
Monsanto’s dicamba crisis: guilty as charged
It’s mid-July and temperatures are soaring. So are the numbers of dicamba drift-related crop injuries sweeping across rural America. Also rising: the outrage of farmers, gardeners and rural residents, as they watch this unnecessary chemical debacle unfold, once again. Watching unperturbed from the sidelines: Monsanto (recently acquired by Bayer) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Chem
A Dow alum nominated to USDA. Again.
This administration’s relationship with Dow is incredibly cozy. Now former Dow exec Scott Hutchins is the third high-level appointment to USDA from the corporation’s pesticide/seed division. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider
Decades of deceit on glyphosate
It's been clear for years that the pesticide industry has too much influence on public officials and the policies they set. Veteran journalist Carey Gillam’s new book Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer and the Corruption of Science digs into one egregious example of this: Monsanto’s (now Bayer) aggressive efforts to protect their RoundUp Ready seed and pesticide empire. Through investi
We have work to do.
Last week, after an early morning call with international colleagues, I had a moment to chat with my friend Susan from PAN Germany. She asked what in the world is going on in the U.S. these days. It was hard to know where to begin. The constant firehose of chaos and crisis that is now our national politics is so exhausting — and the root causes so complex and deep — that describing “what’s going
Landmark initiative promotes farmworker justice
We know that ending reliance on hazardous pesticides can only happen by creating healthy, just food and farming systems — and this means for all of us. One way we can do this? A safer, more transparent food chain. This week, people across California are convening to learn more about and take action for Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) standards. The EFI program is designed to signify that workers
A Dow alum nominated to USDA. Again.
Earlier this week, a new appointment for chief scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was announced, and it’s a 30-year veteran of Dow Agrosciences. Really? Administration officials are touting the fact that Scott Hutchins is actually a scientist — unlike their last pick. The nomination of Sam Clovis, an openly racist radio talk-show host and Trump campaign team alum, was withdraw
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